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PEOPLE DAILY \ Sunday, November 16, 2014 NEWS BEAT KENYA’S No. 1 FREE NEWSPAPER Trade unions in strike threat over wage raise Atwoli wants the government to implement the 14pc pay increment promised workers on Labour Day by Owino Samwel @PeopleDailyKe Trade unions have given the gov- ernment up to end the year to chart a roadmap on how to implement the 14-per cent minimum wage increment promised by President Uhuru Kenyatta during last year’s Labour Day celebrations. Yesterday, Central Organisation of Trade Union Secretary General Francis Atwoli gave the government an ultimatum to meet the workers unions and agree on the best formula to implement the increment of 14 per cent. Failure by government to convene the meeting will force Cotu to convene a meeting with delegates of all its affiliate unions before to make a decision on a nation wide strike. “I want to tell workers a cross the country to be ready so that if the gov- ernment fails to implement the minimum wage before the end of the year, we will call for a nationwide strike,” said Atwoli. He accused the government of be- ing insincere by failing to implement the increased minimum wage, adding that the Jubilee administration has resorted to making declarations that are never fulfilled. He made the remarks yesterday at Cotu headquarters in Nairobi when he met with the secretaries general of Cotu allied unions. “This government does not respect the rights and social welfare of workers, it has failed to implement the promise it made to workers more than a year a go,” said Atwoli. Lands Cabinet secretary Charity Ngilu and Principal secretary Mariam Elmawy display a copy of report on Review of Grants and Disposition of Public Land in Lamu after receiving it from Kenya National Lands Commission vice chair Abigael Mbagaya at Ardhi House yesterday. PHOTO: CHARLES MATHAI Mombasa senator, legislator woo investors to county by Monica Kagia @PeopleDailyKe Businessmen have been encour- aged to invest in Mombasa whose resource potential has not been fully invested. Nyali MP Awiti Bolo appealed to the Asian community residing in the county to expand in areas that have not been developed as he assured them of the region’s safety. Speaking at Leisure area in his Nyali constituency during the official opening of Fair Deals Properties, Awiti said the county government was doing everything possible to ensure a conducive and secure environment for businesses in the area. “Traders who are willing to invest are welcome to Mombasa and together with the County government, we pledge our support to investors,” he said. Senator Hassan Omar (pictured) echoed similar sentiments and invited investors to the county saying they will not discriminate anyone on colour, religion or nationality. He assured investors of county government’s commitment in ensuring the region is safe. Arrest raiders or else... MP tells government by Hussein Salesa @PeopleDailyKe Isiolo North MP Samal Lomwa has issued a two-week ultimatum to the National government to arrest raiders who killed eight people in the county or face unspecified action. The MP spoke when he attended mass prayers at Tractor area for the eight people killed in clashes that rocked the county three days ago. He accused the government of doing little to avert the killings despite repeated alerts by residents. He said police had received information on the incident two hours before the actual attack but ignored the alert. “We are not going to condone these senseless killings. The government must ensure that such incidents don’t happen again,’’ said Samal. PRESIDENTS PROMISE While making the announcement on the increment of the minimum wage last year during Labour Day celebrations, President Uhuru Kenyatta said it was to be implemented with immediate effect. Uhuru said the-pay hike was geared towards addressing the needs of the lowest paid workers and cost of living while ensuring a conducive environment for investment and job creation. Land Report ROUND-UP OF DAY’S EVENTS 5 Egerton opens Sh20m funeral home in Nakuru Egerton University has opened a Sh20 million funeral home in Nakuru county. Vice Chancellor Prof James Tuitoek said the home, which is the third in Nakuru, will serve residents in Njoro and its surrounding, who have been depending on Nakuru and Molo for mortuary services. “This service is required and therefore people from within and other areas will get better services,”said Prof Tuitoek. Nakuru County Deputy governor Joseph Ruto lauded the university for the initiative saying it will offer better and improved services to residents. -BERNARD GITAU Official warns parents against practising FGM The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) will take legal action against involvement in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) practices. In a statement, head of anti-FGM Prosecution Unit at the ODPP Christine Nanjala said December is a high season for FGM and warned parents, teachers, guardians, medical practitioners that they will be prosecuted if found practicing. “Children are home for holidays, when FGM and early forced marriages are highly practiced,” she said. She requested the public to report FGM through the ODPP hotline 0770610505, 020 273 2240, 0721336328, email [email protected] com or to the nearest ODPP County Office or police station. -MAUREEN NG’ANG’A KPA to host international maritime conference Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in collaboration with the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA), will host a four-day international maritime transport conference. The Pan African Ports Cooperation and Internal Association of Africa Union’ Ports and Harbours conference kicks off today until Wednesday next week at Leisure Lodge Beach and Golf Resort. According to the organisers of the conference, it aims at enhancing Africa Union’s drive to achieve Africa Integrated Maritime Strategy for 2050 whose objective is to exploit Africa’s Blue Economy. - ATIENO AKUMU